Device



v E. VARLEY.

BOO'K'POSTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man vmn. x9. 1911.

Patented May. 20, 1919.l

ATTORNEYS UNE EDMUND VARLEY, OF PITER-MARTZBUR-G, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA.

BOOK-3?OSTNG DEVI-CE.

Specification o Letters Eatcnt.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Application led January 19, 193.7'. Serial No. 143,253.

To all 1f-hom. t may concern:

Be it known that l, EmrUNo Venter, a subject oittlie living of Great Britain, residing- :it Pieterxnnritzlburg, Natal, South Africa, have invented a new and Improved Book-Posting4 Device, ot which the following is a full, clear, and exact desoription.

My invention has for its object to provide a book posting;` deviee having' two rollers spaced apart, a tough. absorbent paper being rolled on one oi the rollers and having an end secured to the other roller -so that the said paper may be rolled thereon, the. tough absorbent paper being' disposed under a plate between the rollers to permit tse plate .when the device is used to press the tough absorbent paper against a lledger entry, thereby blotting the entry and at the same time recordingthe entry upon the tough ,absorbent paper. which permits the booklreeper'to add the entries on the tough absorbent paper when removed from the de- Vice, thereby ascertaining it the suni agrees with the sum in vthe primary entry book.

Additional objects oithe intention will appear in the following speeiiieation, in which the preferred iforin of invention is described.

- In the drawings ters denote similar Which- Figure l is u perspective View' illustrating the method by which the device to be einployed;

Fig. 2 vice;

l Fig. 3 is a of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View ofthe tough absorbent paper used with my device; and

Fig. 5 is a rear View of Fig. 4c showing hou7 the. fac-simile of the entry may be read at the reverse side ol' the tough absorbent paper.

By referring' to the drawings, it will be seen that the device is constructed with a platte 6, the sides 7 oi which are bent up as best illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings, there being bearings 8 in the said sides 'i' in 'which spindles 9 and 10 are journaled. There-are two bearings 8. at each side 7, and two sets of spindles 9 and 10, so that a roller 1l 'may be mounted on one set of spindles 9 and 1G, a roller 12 being mounted on the other set of spindles 9 and i0. The rollers similar reference charac parts in allthe views, 1n

se tional View on the line 3-3 is a section-ai elevation of the de 1l and l2 are engaged by flanges@ on the spindles 9 andlreys :'21 on the spindles l0..

lilounted on each of the spindles 9y there i,v a spring.` 13 which presses at one end gainst a bearing' 8 and at the other end against a flange on the spindle, this means being provided for holding the rollers in position under slight pressure so that' they iwill be engaged by the keys 2'1 on the v spindles 10; The teeth on the peripheries of the Wheels il mounted on the spindles 10' engage the `terminals of a spring 16, this spring' being secured by a serev 17 to a seat 1S projecting upwardly from the plate 6. Each of the spindles l() is prolonged and is provided with a finger piece 19 by Which it may be readily rotated.

A strip .of tough absorbent paper 2O is rolled on one of the rollers l1 or 12, and the end Ot this strip oi' tough absorbent paper is secured to the other roller l1 or 12, so that when the roller to which thesaid end is secured is rotated the strip of tough absorbent paper which passes under the plate 6 Y will be moved relatively thereto.

The device is intended to be used when copying entries from a primary entry book a ledger, the entry in the ledger being` blotted by pressing the tough absorbent paper at the pla-te 6 down against the entry, a tac-simile of 'the entry being produced on the tough absorbent paper at the saine time. After blotting` each entry, the roller il or 12 to Whieh the endv ofA the tough absorbent paper is secured, is rotated by its thumb piece 19 so thats new surface of the tough absorbent paper Q0 will be disposed under the plate t3 to be used to blot the next entry and receive a rac-simile thereof. At any time the bo'okkeeper Ihay ascertain :Whether the amounts of the entries in the ledger are Correct by adding,` up the gures in thel primary entry book, and adding the ligure/s on the reverse side of the tough absorbent paper. li the sums agree the bookkeeperl may be certain that no error has been made f on the credit side of lie ledger and Yvice versa, ink of e diileient color may be einployed for all Credit entries, or, ii desired, Jhe distance beti'veen tbe dii-'te and the innney colunnfnia-y be greater or less on the credit side of the ledger than on `elle debit side bis having the ei'lgeet of throwing the ini sions of the entries @sied on t'lie eredi eide ont of :ilinement Wit-li Jobese posted 0n Ldie debit side of the ledger.

Having thus described: my inif'entielfi7 l claim as newa and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. ln a book posting deViee,' a. nieniber having substantially parallel sides wir-b bearings, spindles disposed in the bearings, two rollers having openings in their ends in which the ends of tbe spindles are disposed., means on the spindles et one side of the member to prevent the rotation of'tlie rollers relatively to Jalle spindles, Wheels with tf" niounied en the last mentioned spindle spring secured to the member and i. g terminals engfiffing tlie teeilr. igsilien for holding alie spindles et one side 'die member in 'die direction of *die spindles nii tlie other side of the member, and :L tough absorbeniy peper Wound zon one spindle and secured o the other spindle.

in n book posting deniega beidem nieinber haring substantially pzirallelsides with bearings, spindles journeled in 'the bearings, two rollers haring openings in lieir ends in wliieli tlie spindles :ire disposed, ineens on the spindles at one side of 'die member to prevent the rotation of tbe rollers relniively to i-lie spindles7 wheels Witli teeth mounted on the last mentioned spindles, u. spring secured to lie bottoni ineinber and having terminals engaging the reetli, resilient ineens for holding` 'elle spindles at one side of the nieniberin `lie direction of flie spindles zit the other side of lie nien'ibei; :ind n iiougjli absorben peper wound on one of fr lere disposed under tlie booin meinber und w ired to tbe other relier` ille tough absorbent n iber exliibiied zii die rollers :iii eli mines` 

